Alice Mitchell
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Illustration of Alice Mitchell
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| Born | November 26, 1872 Memphis, Tennessee |
| Died | March 31, 1898 (25) Tennessee State Insane Asylum Bolivar, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | murdering her lesbian lover |
Alice Mitchell was an American murderer. On February 23rd, 1892, the 19-year-old Mitchell cut the throat of her lover, 17-year-old Freda Ward.[1] Mitchell was subsequently found insane by means of a jury inquisition and placed in a psychiatric hospital until her death in 1898.[2] The case received unprecedented media coverage and drew discussion of lesbianism into public light.[3] The case influenced the popular literature of the era which began to depict lesbians as "murderous" and "masculine".[4]
The case history produced by Mitchell's defense describes her as "a regular tomboy".[5]
This story was featured on Investigation Discovery's Deadly Women.
Mitchell's story is the subject of the book Alice + Freda Forever by Alexis Coe.
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